Presswork-recorder.



No. 830,923. PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906. W. F. PALMER & J. WINNAOOTT. PRBSSWORK RECORDER.

APPLIOATIOX FILED JULY 7. 1905. 3 SHEETS-SHEETI 830,923. PATENTED SEPT.11, 1906. W. F. PALMER 61: J. WINNAGOTT. PR-ESSWORK RECORDER.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 7, 1905.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Afro/m No. 830,923. PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906. w. P. PALMER & J. WINNAGOTT,

PRESSWORK RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULYT. 1905.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 UNITED STATES if? \VAL'TJR F. PALMER ANS JOHN VliLllllli Lili 'snssswonwmzoc No. 830,923, Specification. of

Application filed Jill:

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, TALTER F. PALMER and JonN WINNACQTT, residents of the city of New York, borough of Brooklvn in the county of Kings and State of Ne Iorl-g citizens of the United States, have invented a new and Improved PTGSSWOllD-RGGO. of which the following is full clear end exact description.

Our invention ates to a do e for recording the Work of a printingpress and ma chines of similar character.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide means for showing the tlworeticel number of papers produced and in connection therewith means for indicating when at web breaks.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the general description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specificw tion, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

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Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view showing in perspective portions of a printing-press, controlling means therefor, and a connecting system for these parts and our impro emel'its. Fig; 2 is a front elevation With}? 1' broken away, showing the recorder props Fig. 3 on end elevation of same on Fig. 4 plan. 1 In Fig. 1 We have shown a main solenoi which is provided with an armature 11, adapted to reciprocate in guides 12, 1mm divisions or steps thereon to slow th gostion of the armature and to indies-ts the speed at which the press would theoretically be operated by power imparted to the pr throu h one or more motors v: nrh onrole, the

nectod with the solenoid. For ens ten-horsepower inotor oonnecteiil itn; solenoid and operates the press when the mature is on the first five steps at the i the guides, means being provided for SWlttl l" ing on & siXty-horse-poWer motor when the armature is opposite the other steps, lining; understood, of course that the power taken from the r ter is less on the higher steps than on th A small motor starts th e press on s wornrgenr very shns'ly when armature on step one end incresse speed e onxiznum 3Y1 str t3 re.

point l ncvcd by the lei"; then re. .2 on all higher Letters Post runpress boxes; he

no of t the current may he distnnce no button is l l! 0H1? tl'nongh the armature 'i V oil-dash zinc by the arms is not show would occur lenoid as 10, in that r point vdevice will be'readily understood.

The cylinder being caused to rotate constantly at a given rate of speed,'indicated by the cross-section paper, and the, pen. being filled with ink, the motions of the armature 1 1 will be transmittedto the pen, and the vertical position of the pen, indicated on the paper by v the lines formed by it will indicate the theowhich they are mounte retical speed of the press and the numberof papers which should be produced thereby.-

The actual number of papers producedis recorded by asimple recording instrument, and by the comparison of the two records can be seen how much. slip there is between the power and the printing parts of the press, thus showing any defect in the movement of the press that would take more or less current than it should as indicated by the readings on the charts-f The markin element is controlled by the action of the so enoidfeeding current to the press and thus, althou h not controlled 'by .the actual speed of t e press, it is indirectly used as a speed-indicator.

In order to indicate when the web breaks, a

second'solenoid 34 is provided. Tlhissolenold is provided with an armature 35 and with contact-making devices 36 and 37, also with a projectionBS which is designed to engage a s 13111839 to i a secon spr ng 40 placed adjacent thereto. The spri s 39 and R) are designed t make contact with each other in order to co'nnect two wires 41 and 42. The wire 42 is connected with a lever43, pivotally mounted upon a stationary part of the machine. This lever is provided with a long jaw 44 and a short jaw 45, separatcd'by a notch 46, designed to receive a pin 47 upon a sliding block 48,. This block acts as a journal for a roll 49 of the ress and is forced upwardly by a spring 50.

he blockfand spring are (in heated on the two sidesgbf' the pressand t e force of the spring isfcounteracted by the tension of the aper 51 upon the roll. When the paper breaks or is disconnected, this tension is released,/and the springs are permitted to force.

the blocks to the top of a air of guides 52',in This results in forcing the pin 47 into the notch 46 and tilting the lever 43into such a position that its projecting-end 53 engageswith a contact device 54, which is connected with a conductor 55. This conductor leads to an electromagnet 56', which controls the armature 57. This armature is pivotally mounted upon a shaft 58 and'carries a spring-arm 59, bearing a sharp-pointed pen 60.

When the magnet 56 is excited by the clos ing of the circuit in the conductors 41, 42, and 55, a sharp blow'will be given to thepaper on the cylinder by the pen 60, this blow being orce it into contact with,

accelerated by a weight 61, mounted on the arm 59.

The position of the pen 60 is normallyout of contact with the paper, and the operation of it is such as to puncture thepaper and then to fly back to a short distance from it, so that the point of the pen will not interfere with the rotation of the disk and the paper. The pen maybe adjusted by a set-scrcw 62. The circuit for operating these devices is complcted after it passes through the magnet 56 by a conductor 63, connected with the magnet and with a spring 64. This spring normally bears upon an insulatin -bar 65, mounted on the block 20. When t is block is down, it keeps the end of the spring away from a contact-piece 66, which is directly connected with the conductor 41 but when the block is raised the spring 64 is allowed to move into the normal position, so as to make the con tact at this point and permit the circuit to be closed. This electric circuit is provided with batteries or other means for generating a current. The operation of this art of the device is as follows: When the b ock 20 is in depressed position, owing to the fact that the solenoid 10 is at the top of its stroke and no .motion is imparted to the press, this electric circuit. cannot be completed by any manipulation of the other parts, and the paper may be removed from t e machine or broken at will without causing the pen 60 to puncture may then be broken, although the machine is in operation, without puncturingthe paper. Th s may be provided for by operating by hand a switch in the magnet-circuit, and it is desiredbecausegit is necessary to change the Webat'tirnesyand it is not desired to record any breaking of the web against the paper when it is disconnected intentionally. If, however, the two contacts at the points 40 and 66"iarc'closed, asi s the case when the machine is running in, its'"hatural way, the breaking of the web will cause the pin 47 to operate the lever 43 and close thefcircuitat the point 54. The puncture'of the paperin this .manner will record not only the number-of breaks in the web, but the times'at which these breaks occur, as will be readilyunder stood from the previous description of the operation of the cylinder regarding the recordinapapel.

a have shown the main parts of the work-recorder as mounted upon a bracket 6'7, which is preferably located at some distance to the rear of the switchboard which sup orts the solenoids 10 and 34, together wit 1 the usual solenoids which are ordinarily employedin operating presses of a similar characterj p Having thus described our invention, we-

i means in said circuit for causing a record to a weight on the arm, a recording element the sheet to indicate the theoretical speed of 0111i, an electromagnet in said circuit, and a .for receiving a record from said recording eleclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination in awork-recorder of means for. supporting a recording sheet, means for moving said sheet at a uniform rate of speed, means for making a mark on a press, and means for recording on the same sheet, breaks in the web passing through the 2. The combination with a main solenoid. having an armature, of a sliding block, means for connecting the armature with the block to transmit motion from one to the other, a guide for said slidin block and a marking device connected with the block, said block being provided withmeans for adjusting the connection between it and the armature, a second solenoid, an electric circuit having a contact device, means connected with the second solenoid for controlling said contact device, means connected with said block for breaking said circuit, and

be made when the circuit is closed.

3. The combination with a controllingsolenoid having an armature and a second solenoid having an armature, of a recording device cormected with the first solenoid, an electric circuit adapted to be closed by the second solenoid, means connected with said recording device for opening said electric cirsecond recording device controlled by said magnet.

4. The combination with a solenoid, of an electric circuit having a contact device which is normally open, means connected with said. solenoid for closing the contact, an electromagnet in the circuit, a pivoted armature controlled by said electromagnet, aresilientarm'on said armature, a weight on the arm and a recording element mounted adjacent to said weight.

5. The combination with an electric circuit, of a normally open contact device therefor, means for closm said contact device, an electromagnet in t 10 circuit, a movable armaturecontrolled'by said magnet, a resilient arm connected with the armature,

mounted adjacent to the weight, and means inent located in such position that the recording element is normally out of contact with it whereby the excitation of said magnet will cause the weight to force the pen against the means for receiving the record, and the resiliency oi saidfarm will then force the recordin device away from said means.

6. T 1e combination of a roll for receiving a web under tension, a resilient means for forcing said roll against the web in a direction contrary to the tension on the web, an

with said circuit, and means for closing the circuit when the tension is removed from the web and the said resilient means is allowed to act;

7. In arecording device, the combination of a movable element adapted to receive a web under tension, resilientmeans for forcing said element toward the web, a lever, means connected with saidmovable element for moving said lever, a contact device located in the path of movement of said lever for closing an electric circuit,- and means operable upon the closing of said circuit for making a record.

8. In a recording device the combination of a roll adaptedto receive a web, resilient, means for forcing said roll toward the web, a projection connected with said roll,'a lever adapted to receive said projection and to be moved therebv when the roll moves, a'contact device adapted to be engaged by said lever when so moved, an electrlc circuit hav-' ing an open contact device connected with said first-mentioned contact device and with said lever, additional means for closing said electric circuit, a recording instrument, and means in said circuit for controlling said recording instrument.

9. A recording device comprising a movable element having a projection, means for" moving said element, a. ever having two arms separated by a space, both armsbeing adapted to engage said projection and the space being located in position for reand a short arm separated by a s ace, the

short arm being located on the si e of the lever toward said projection and the space being located in position for receiving the projection when said member moves to ex treme position, an electric circuit, a recording device controlled by said circuit, and a contact member adapted to be closed by said lever when the projection engages the long arm thereof. 7

11. The combination with a controllin solenoid and a second solenoid, of a recording device connected with the first solenoid, 1 an electric circuit adapted to be. closed by the second solenoid, means connected with said recording device for "opening said circuit, and a second recording. device controlled by the circuit.

1 The combination with a main solenoidhaving an armature, of a movable bloc-lg? means for connecting the armature with the electric circuit, a recording device connected block to transmit motion from the latter to block for breaking said circuit, a recording device in said circuit, and means for causing 'neeted with the second solenoid for consaid device to operate when the circuit is 5 ti'oilin said cont-act device, means connecti closed.

5 ed wit 1 said block for breaking the circuit, i In testimony whereof we have signed our and means in the circuit for causing-a=-record names to this specification in the presence of to be made when the circuit is closed. two subscribing Witnesses.

13. The combination witi y nflmain"solenoid i WALTER F. PALMER.

hnving an nrnmturef'eie block, means for JOHN WIN NACOTT.

1o connecting the armature with the block to I the former, a second solenoid, an electric circuit having e contact device, means con- Witnesses transmit motion from one to the other, an J N0. M. RITTER, electric circuit, means connected with said ALBERT E. FAY. 

